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EWG's Tap Water Database — 2021 UPDATE

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Silver

Kensington, City of

Silver occurs naturally in surface and groundwater and can be added to water as a biocide that inhibits growth of bacteria and algae. Increasingly, the use of antimicrobial nano-sized silver particles in consumer products contributes to silver in water sources used for drinking water.

 

9

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2014N/A00N/A
2015ND40ND
2016N/A00N/A
2017N/A00N/A
2018ND50ND
2019N/A00N/A

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2015-03-16296742ND
2015-03-16296743ND
2015-03-16296744ND
2015-03-16296745ND
2018-03-19937667ND
2018-03-19937668ND
2018-03-19937669ND
2018-03-19937670ND
2018-03-19937671ND